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Biography
Dr Zhibin (Ben) Chen is a neuroscientist and a Chartered Statistician (Royal Statistical Society, UK) in the Department of Neuroscience at the School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Australia. He was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia Public Health Early Career Fellowship from 2018 to 2022.
His work encompasses outcomes research, statistical modelling, epidemiology, and health economics, with a specific focus on neurological diseases. In recognition of his leadership and research excellence in his field, he has secured $6.3 million in funding from public, academic, and commercial sources as Chief Investigator (CI) or Project Lead. This includes grants such as the NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (GNT1156444), Ideas Grant (GNT2010382-CIB), and Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grant (GNT2014800-CIB), which support his research on modelling and predicting the treatment response of antiseizure medication in epilepsy management.
Dr Chen has been actively involved in over 50 cohort studies and clinical trials focusing on epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, and dementia. To date, he has authored 75 articles in leading medical journals, including BMJ, JAMA Neurology, Brain, Annals of Neurology, Neurology, and Epilepsia.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, Doctor of Philosophy, Personalised medicine for epilepsy: Long-term outcome of antiepileptic drug therapy and pharmacogenetics testing, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 10 Dec 2016
Biostatistics, Master of Biostatistics, Identifying key factors associated with the loss to follow-up of HIV/AIDS cases in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, University of Sydney
Award Date: 20 May 2013
Neuroscience, Bachelor of Science (Degree with Honours), Health Economics of Pharmacogenetic Testing in Antiepileptic Drug Therapy, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 13 Dec 2012
Accounting, Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting, Macquarie University
Award Date: 21 Sept 2007
External positions
Honorary Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
1 Jan 2019 → …
Research area keywords
- Epilepsy
- Biostatistics
- Clinical Epidemiology
- Health Economics
- Neurological Disorders
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Machine learning models for personalised epilepsy management
Kwan, P., Chen, Z., Zhang, D., Foster, E., Haffari, R., Vaughan, D., Lawn, N. D., Perucca, P., Nicolo, J., Carney, P., Brodie, M. J., Ge, Z., Anderson, A. & Zhang, D.
1/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Immediate and Long-term Health and Psychosocial Outcomes Evaluation for “Treatment Gap” in People with Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy in Australia
Chen, Z., Ademi Delaney, Z., Lawn, N. D., Kwan, P., Dunne, J. & Lee, J.
30/06/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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A multi-modality med-tech approach to dietary therapy for epilepsy care (MED-TEC): A randomised controlled trial
Kaul, N., Kwan, P., Ademi Delaney, Z., Chen, Z., Johns, H., Nicolo, J., Vivash, L., Skafidas, E. S. & Erlichster, M.
1/06/23 → 31/05/27
Project: Research
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PERSONAL: Personalised Selection of Medication for Newly Diagnosed Adult Epilepsy – the PERSONAL Trial
Kwan, P., Chen, Z., Lannin, N., Ademi Delaney, Z., Ge, Z., Reutens, D., O'Brien, T., D'Souza, W. J., Perucca, P., Reeder, S., Nikpour, A., Wong, C., Kiley, M., Saw, J., Nicolo, J., Seneviratne, U., Carney, P., Jones, D., Somerville, E. R. & Stapleton, C.
1/02/23 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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Treatment outcomes in patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy treated with established and new antiepileptic drugs a 30-year longitudinal cohort study
Chen, Z., Brodie, M. J., Liew, D. & Kwan, P., 1 Mar 2018, In: JAMA Neurology. 75, 3, p. 279-286 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
892 Citations (Scopus) -
Tolerability of Antiseizure Medications in Individuals with Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy
Alsfouk, B. A. A., Brodie, M. J., Walters, M., Kwan, P. & Chen, Z., 1 May 2020, In: JAMA Neurology. 77, 5, p. 574-581 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
47 Citations (Scopus) -
New era of personalised epilepsy management
Chen, Z., Rollo, B., Antonic-Baker, A., Anderson, A., Ma, Y., O'Brien, T. J., Ge, Z., Wang, X. & Kwan, P., 9 Oct 2020, In: The BMJ. 371, 5 p., m3658.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access17 Citations (Scopus) -
Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Model for Predicting Treatment Response in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy
Hakeem, H., Feng, W., Chen, Z., Choong, J., Brodie, M. J., Fong, S-L., Lim, K. S., Wu, J., Wang, X., Lawn, N., Ni, G., Gao, X., Luo, M., Chen, Z., Ge, Z. & Kwan, P., 29 Aug 2022, In: JAMA Neurology. 79, 10, p. 986-996 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
28 Citations (Scopus) -
The costs of epilepsy in Australia: A productivity-based analysis
Foster, E., Chen, Z., Zomer, E., Rychkova, M., Carney, P. W., O'Brien, T. J., Liew, D., Jackson, G. D., Kwan, P. & Ademi, Z., 15 Dec 2020, In: Neurology. 95, 24, p. e3221-e3231 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
28 Citations (Scopus)
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Frontiers in Neurology (Journal)
Zhibin Chen (Guest editor)
4 Nov 2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Frontiers in Epidemiology (Journal)
Zhibin Chen (Editor in chief)
3 Oct 2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Clinical Epidemiology (Journal)
Zhibin Chen (Peer reviewer)
13 Dec 2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Frontiers in Epidemiology (Journal)
Zhibin Chen (Associate editor)
25 Oct 2021 → 3 Oct 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment (Journal)
Zhibin Chen (Peer reviewer)
12 Oct 2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
Press/Media
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AI Improves Prediction of Response to First Antiseizure Medication in New-Onset Epilepsy
14/12/23
1 Media contribution
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Hot Topics in Epilepsy – Highlights of The American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting 2018
29/03/19
1 Media contribution
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Urgent need to improve long-term outcomes for newly diagnosed epilepsy patients
25/03/19
1 Media contribution
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Large Portion of Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy Patients Go Untreated
4/12/18
1 Media contribution
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